Great atmosphere...totally unexpected when walking up to the place. Unique spin on some traditional fare. Had the pork tenderloin sandwich...nice. Nice selection of craft beers. Will try this place for breakfast the next time we are in town. read more

I really like the atmosphere of this place & the grownup grilled cheese is really good! I prefer the lunch/dinner over the breakfast but all around a great place to eat. read more

They cost more than their local competition, and their portions are small for the dollar amount, unless you order the tenderloin. I have had bad service there, to The point I was not waited on at all. It has gotten better over the years read more

Really enjoy Newtons every time! Love love turkey wrap with fries. Great place for a brunch on the weekends! Make sure to try their bloody mary! read more

Pleasant experience. Reasonable wait for food, pleasant waitress. Food was delicious and high quality. Nice atmosphere. I would definitely return. We ordered the Reuben and a burger with fries both were good. read more

If you like old fashioned diners, this is your place. They serve breakfast all day. HUGE Iowa tenderloin. Menu is somewhat limited but what they make is fantastic. Ate breakfast here on a Sunday. Big portions, reasonably priced. Very nice, cozy atmosphere . Eclectic servers with a warm smile and great service. If I lived here, I would never eat breakfast anywhere else. read more

Absolutely the best breakfast anywhere. Homemade biscuit unlike anywhere. Homemade jams jellys. All ingredients sourced locally. Erica, our waitress was so delightful and attentive. Don't miss this gem of a place. read more

Newton's Paradise Cafe - There is no better biscuit on earth. - New American Near Me - Waterloo, Iowa

Get a bloody mary & a tenderloin and you'll laugh and be well fed for a week.

Very nice place! Service was good so was the food. And that bloody marry is the best I've ever tried!

If you're ever in the area, run don't walk to Newton's Cafe. They never disappoint on breakfast. Try the French(I mean Iowa)toast. It is truly to die for. Oh and the hot chocolate is so good. I have ordered to go twice in the last 4 days. Both times I ordered carrot cake and a side salad. Yes, with breakfast so I wouldn't have to walk back for lunch. I need to tell you that their carrot cake is everything. From the moistness of the cake to the rich creamy frosting which has slivers of carrots on it and coconut(which I've never cared for my entire life) but this cake is truly an addiction for me. Also I love the fact that Newton's DOES NOT put nuts in the carrot cake. Plus the cake is not one layer or two layers, it's a whopping four layers of yummy goodness. read more

Massive hand-made tenderloin sandwich. I had to cut the meat in half and stack it and it was still twice as big as the bun. Good fries, too. I wish there was a slightly bigger beer selection, but they did have more than the usual macro offering. read more

The Iowa tenderloin and spinach salad were both tasty and good value. The tenderloin easily feeds two.

Great experience on our first trip to Waterloo. Food was incredibly good; both in taste and huge portions (could've been halved and been just as good). Perhaps more impressive was our server Ericka: she seemed truly interested in us having a positive experience and enjoying our meal. I'd recommend Newton's to anyone, anytime. I hope to come back. read more

Stopped here for breakfast on a long road trip and it was the perfect break. Everything was delicious and fresh! The jam and sausage patties were even handmade. The coffee was tasty and came with a miniature cow creamer the employees were very friendly too. Can't say enough good things about our stop here. We left feeling full and refreshed. read more

Nice place to eat. Food is decent and the service was very polite. I would recommend it for sure.

Great food at a great price. Large portions. Didn't think the biscuits and gravy were more than average.

won't go back to newton's again, after last sat for breakfast. There country fried steak, was terrible, it was to be served with peppered gravy, it came with sausage gravy, then they charged for the dam gravy, ask the waitress about why you charged me for the gravy, she come up with stupid excuse that peppered gravy was a supper thing, i said what, i ordered breakfast. then didn't tell me that eggs and toast didn't come with the meal. so i was charged for eggs and toast. it came with hash browns. the wife had to wait at least 15mins, or more for her meal. i asked where was my eggs and toast, when it finally showed up they had another order of hash browns on that plate.. wanted onions in my hash browns, said they couldn't do because it was sat, but they charged me for my onions, they said they took the price of the onions off, but it was right there on the ticket..started argue with about the price and the charges, couple of the other waitress started give really looks. thought piss on this told them we never coming back. $11.25 for country fried steak,it was a rip off. had country fried steak at least 200 restaurants around this country this the worst. never go back.. read more

Really good food. You can tell its all made fresh. We were there for lunch and it was delicious. We are already planning to go back for breakfast...can't wait to try it out! read more

Great lunches, with more than adequate portions for average eaters. Friendly and attentive staff. Be sure to have the potato salad--not too mustardy or mayonaise-y...just right and very tasty. read more

We will be back. The next time we eat in Waterloo, we're going back to try another freshly prepared entree'. Although the menu isn't very large, the food that is served is presented very well. The service was good and the restaurant itself is very clean. read more

Excellent food. Best Reuben I've ever had. The service was very attentive. The menu is very Imaginative. I would highly recommend it to anyone. We were passing through Waterloo and found it on yelp. The owner/chef stopped by our table and talked to us. Everyone at our table enjoyed the food. read more

Definitely hit and miss with the service. At times appear to be understaffed. When food arrives at the table though I have always been impressed with the taste, texture and temperature. Recently I have tried there new pulled pork sandwich, easily the best I have had in the area. Couple the sandwich with there coleslaw and cottage cheese and it will be hard to beat. I will definitely come back for future lunches. read more

Have yet to have a bad meal here. I stop in often with either my wife for lunch or co-workers for breakfast. Always great service and better food. read more

Very Tasty! Food was served hot, fresh and fast. Potions are HUGE! One tenderloin will easily serve two people. The Angus burger was cooked perfectly and very juicy. OH! And the onion rings are fabulous. Next trip through will make it a point to stop here again! read more

Newton's Paradise Cafe - Pork tenderloin with parmesan fries. - New American Near Me - Waterloo, Iowa

We were driving thru Waterloo and stopped for lunch on Free Fry Friday. Our group of 4 started with the cheese curds which were good, typical fried cheese. We had 2 order the adult grilled cheese that is very very cheesy. Parm fries were delicious. Other adult tried the massive pork tenderloin with parm fries. It fills the plate and is good too. read more

Good food! My favorite menu item is the pulled pork sandwich, although it's a bit messy to eat! They also have great deals like Bloody Mary Monday and Free Fries Friday! read more

Has the biggest and best tenderloins in the area. Everything tastes likes it's made from scratch. Never had a bad meal

Really good food! I love this place! The tenderloin is huge and the grilled cheese is amazing. My family and I went after graduation and they talked about how good it is. Will be back when I am in town. read more

Amazing food and great service!! also loved the coffee! I had the chicken enchilada for an appetizer and their pico was incredible. Our server was so hospitable and helpful, we weren't sure about the soup so she offered to bring out a sample and went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed everything. Loved the location and I'm definitely recommending to my friends! read more

The pancakes are the best I've ever had, which is saying something. I had the berry ones and they didn't even need butter or syrup. AMAZING! The service was quick, but once emptied, my husband's coffee cup remained empty. I didn't like the coffee, but I'm a Dunks kind of girl. Also, we asked for butter, but didn't get any. And the check was dropped without asking if we'd like anything else. Nor did the server let us know if we should pay him or if there was a cashier. (There was a cashier it turns out.) So yeah, service not the best, but at least it was fast. Note: a lot of outside seating on the patio for nice days. read more

Originally from Waterloo we were back in town for a family gathering, restaurant came highly recommended for breakfast. It was just OK, very limited menu - we were told we could order whatever we wanted since they were a scratch kitchen, however they didn't have anything in the kitchen that we requested so had to stick with the bland menu. Most of the food was good in our party of 11, however I found a hair in my hash browns - ewwww! We had a pleasant waiter but the food was slow to get to our table. We were looking for a gem like The Bluebird Diner or Hamburg Inn in Iowa City - this isn't it! read more

We are in town (Cedar Falls) visiting family, and ventured over to Waterloo yesterday, looking for a place to have lunch! We were hoping to find a "non chain, one of a kind" place that served great food :-) we were fortunate to notice the "newton's Paradise Cafe as we were driving past! I ordered the spinach salad which was outstanding as well as the creamy potato mushroom soup that my husband ordered!! Also, our waiter was outstanding in every way! Keep up the good work!!! We will be back!!! read more

We had to clear our own table, go find some on to serve us, waited more. Finally ordered and waited 30 more minutes without even getting water. Then we left. Off to Ihop. read more

We absolutely loved this place! We were visiting IA for NCAA baseball regionals and looked online for a place to eat. Great small diner atmosphere, very friendly wait staff, and amazing food! Everything was prepared fresh and had great flavor. The tenderloin is not only insanely big (could feed a small family) but is a great cut of meat as well. The roast beef sandwich was awesome, tender beef and comes with homemade au jus. Try the cheese curd appetizers- to die for! We would come back to this place in a heartbeat! read more

Great food! Must stop by if you are downtown Waterloo! Great atmosphere and food! Must get the cheese curds and tenderloin! So good!

Really fresh food. Great ambiance. Clean. Nice vibe. Portions on obscene scale, almost embarrassing. read more

Newton's Paradise Cafe - Pork tenderloin - New American Near Me - Waterloo, Iowa

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Horribly slow service; not crowded and it still took over an hour for our food to arrive. Gravy on 'hot beef' tasted burnt; bread on beef with cheese sandwiches with au jus was terribly dry; overall, for 7 different lunches, only 2 were acceptable. Yes, the tenderloin is oversized, But putting a tiny hamburger bun in the middle is ridiculous, a larger bun is definitely called for even though IT still wouldn't reach the edges of the meat. Tables were not wiped off well, still sticky. Waiter came to ask 'how many checks?' to which we replied 'one' AND a piece of carrot cake BUT the cake never came. Overall, I would NOT recommend this overpriced café whose food is not tasty at all. read more

A-mazing. We're 60 plus miles from home and would come back in a heartbeat. The pancakes were some of the best ever. Loved my pulled pork po boy. Food was Awesome, fast and fresh. Can't wait to come back. read more

Went here with my family this morning, was so excited to try it because I have heard good things. Needless to say I was very disappointed, first we waited 30 minutes to get our drinks and get are order in and they were not busy at all, then it took 1 hour and 15 min. to get our food. when it got there no one was really able to eat, toast was like a brick, biscuits were burnt, pancakes were disgusting and cold. We all had coffee and asked the waitress for cream she brought out this little cow creamer for 5 of us to share. she never came to check on us or refill drinks. the only part that was fast was when she brought our checks and then she just dropped off the checks on the edge of the table and walked away. I am sad to say I will never return for that kind of service again. read more

Severely disappointed. We are from out of town and haven't eaten here for years... we were excited to be able to eat here again and were met with menus that are so worn you couldn't read them, dirty floors, worn booth seats that have springs poking you, staff that is walking around disinterested and on phones.... our special order came with everything on it we had requested not be on it and my pesto chicken wrap didn't even have pesto on it. In general, the food wasn't very good and we were underwhelmed and disappointed. We are removing this restaurant from our list of places to eat when we come to town. read more